Republica del Bolivia
Republic of Bolivia

Sistema Electoral Electoral System

National Executive
Composition			1 President and 1 Vice-President
Election System			A minimum of 40% of the valid votes with a minimum margin of 10% with respect to the second place candidate.
Duration of Term			Five years
Term Limits			A one-time consecutive re-election is allowed
Upper House of the National Legislature - Senate
Composition			36 members
Election System			Four senators for each of the 9 departments elected by closed list proportional representation
Duration of Term			Five years
Term Limits			A one-time consecutive re-election is allowed
Lower House of the National Legislature - Chamber of Deputies
Composition			130 members
Election System			Mixed System
			70 elected via plurality in single-member constituencies
			53 elected in multi-member constituencies via closed list proportional representation
			7 special seats four indigenous peoples, elected via "usos y costumbres" (indigenous customary practices)
Duration of Term			Five years
Term Limits			A one-time consecutive re-election is allowed
State / Provincial Executive
Composition			1 prefect for each of Bolivia's 9 departments
Election System			Plurality (*)
Duration of Term			Five Years
Term Limits			A one-time consecutive re-election is allowed

(*) As of 2010, the department of Santa Cruz required an absolute majority for electing a governor.

District magnitude for PR districts?		For the Senate, district magnitude of 4. For the Chamber of Deputies, an average of 6.
Threshold for PR seats		No
Voting legally compulsory?		Yes
Gender quotas?		Men and women should alternate in party lists for both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.
Quotas for minority representation?		7 seats for indigenous peoples
Is remote voting possible?		There is no specific regulation against remote voting for national races. In 2009, voting at foreign consulates was allowed for the presidential election.
Concurrent Elections?		Yes